CSU, Chico Arts & Humanities Naming Opportunities

C R E AT I V I T Y H A P P E N S H E R E

THE NE W ARTS AND HUM ANITIE S BUILDING AT C A L I FO R N I A S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y, C H I CO

Our Vision As the only comprehensive, regional university serving the North State region, California State University, Chico is committed to excellence in instruction, research, creative activity and public service. The arts and humanities programs are vital for our campus, community, and region. The new Arts and Humanities Building will expand the impact of these programs, with 61,000 assignable square feet dedicated to studios, galleries, classrooms, and performance spaces that will be state of the art, that will inspire and encourage, and that will foster collaboration across disciplines. It will re-imagine the arts and humanities at Chico State.

Opportunity The College of Humanities and Fine Arts and the University have a long tradition of providing access to the arts and innovative humanities programs to the North State. As a place for creating new ways of seeing the world, and for uniting people of diverse backgrounds, this new facility builds on that tradition and will augment our ability to attract and retain top faculty and students pursuing excellence in the arts.

The Arts and Humanities Building will be a literal and symbolic gateway between campus and community and will be the first new academic building on the Chico State campus in over ten years. Over and above the building’s $58M construction cost, the University seeks philanthropic support to ensure the galleries, studios, music venues, and classrooms will be technologically advanced, and the programs will have the equipment and support necessary to be fully functional and provide rich and life-changing experiences for all who pass through its doors.

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Campus The new Arts and Humanities Building will be a cornerstone of the campus, bordering Chico’s beloved downtown. It is located at the campus gateway in the area delineated by Salem Avenue, West First Street, Normal Avenue, and Second Street.

The Arts and Humanities Building will: Bring together the University Art Gallery, the MFA Gallery, and The Turner Print Museum, creating a hub for visual art and gatherings in Chico; House state-of-the-art glass and ceramics studios, where working classes will be visible from the courtyard space; Provide studio space for students pursuing their Masters’ in Fine Arts degrees where they can create and innovate; Present a beautiful recital hall with a linked professional recording studio that will allow hands-on learning opportunities; Create and outfit English, foreign language, art education, and interior design learning labs with technology to inspire and enhance learning and creating; Feature a landscaped courtyard and public art that will foster faculty and student collaboration.

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About the College The College of Humanities and Fine Arts strengthens California State University, Chico’s commitment to the liberal arts and provides innovative and creative programming through seven core departments: Art and Art History; Comparative Religion and Humanities; English; Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures; History; Philosophy; Music and Theater. The scholars and artists who are the faculty of the college inspire our students through their own mastery, and make teaching and their priority.

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts also houses the North State Symphony, a professional orchestra; The Janet Turner Print Museum, a collection of over 3,500 fine art prints, educational activities, exhibits, and public programs; and the Humanities Center, a forum for speakers, films and programs dedicated to stimulating the life of the mind among faculty, students, and the community.

2400 STUDENTS

PURSUE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES IN THE HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS EACH YEAR.

OVER

300

DEGREES CONFERRED ANNUALLY IN THE HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS

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Community Chico State is engaged with Chico and the region serving as a hub for learning, creating, and connecting. In addition to providing aspiring artists and scholars with degree programs that lead to successful careers, Chico State and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts provide music and theater performances, fine art exhibitions, scholarly lectures, and visiting artists and authors for the campus and the community.

THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS PRESENTS

165 CONCERTS, PLAYS AND LECTURES

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

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ART EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR, SHOWCASING WORK THAT IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION, MUCH OF IT BY OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.

Naming Opportunities With your help, Chico State can ensure its students and faculty have the most technologically advanced space to explore creative expression, mastery of performance arts, and collaborate on interdisciplinary endeavors in powerful ways. The campus and community will benefit from lectures, performances, exhibits and public art, and the academic prestige of the entire University will be enhanced for decades to come. Whether you are passionate about music, theater, art, or writing, or simply want to contribute to the overall student learning experience, we can connect you with the gallery, hall, or lab that matches your vision. “The new Arts and Humanities building is the physical manifestation of collaboration and creativity central to the mission of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. This unique space serves as an invitation to the students, faculty and staff of Chico State as well as a gateway to the campus for the North State. It’s exciting to think of what the future will hold for the college, University and community.�

- Robert Knight, Dean

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“The new ceramics facility will offer our students opportunities to explore the ancient art and craft of clay using 21st century tools and will be a catalyst for students’ experimentation and creativity for years to come.”

– Cameron Crawford, Graduate Coordinator

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The Courtyard will feature landscaping and enable visitors to observe faculty and students at work in the glass studio and ceramics studio

Naming Opportunities: Floor One

1A

Space Name

Sq. Ft.

Gift Amount

Building Name*

91000

$4 — 5,000,000

Courtyard

1B

Recital Hall

1C

Recording Arts Studio

1D

Gallery Lobby

$1,000,000

1511

$1,000,000

828 1031

$500,000

1F

MFA Gallery

632

$250,000

1G

Dance and Rehearsal Studio

2961

$250,000

1H

Ceramics Studio

3190

$250,000

1I

Glass Studio

1548

$250,000

1J

Large Lecture Hall

2417

$250,000

1K

Large Lecture Hall

2457

$250,000

1L

Small Lecture Hall

1012

$100,000

1M

Small Lecture Hall

1015

$100,000

1N

Small Lecture Hall

1008

$100,000

TURNER MUSEUM GALLERY UP

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY

ENTRY LOBBY

1E

MFA GALLERY

1F

SMALL LECTURE

1H

1L

SMALL LECTURE

RECITAL HALL

CERAMICS STUDIO

1A

1M Music venue with seating for 196 for North State Symphony chamber concerts, humanities lectures, student recitals and University special events.

1H Fine art ceramics studio space for thorough instruction in the medium with kiln rooms, Raku kiln area, clay and glaze material labs, outside area for clay preparation, workspaces for hand building, wheel forming and mold making.

1I

COURTYARD

GLASS STUDIO

SMALL LECTURE

1N

Integrated companion recording space linked via video and audio to the recording studio control room RECORDING CLASSROOM

1G RECORDING CONTROL

DANCE AND REHEARSAL STUDIO

1J

1K

LARGE LECTURE

LARGE LECTURE

1C

*Reserved

TURNER MUSEUM CURATORIAL SPACE

CERAMICS STUDIO

1B

University Art Gallery

GALLERY LOBBY

UP

$500,000

1E

Space exclusively for exhibiting work by current MFA students and MFA alumni.

1D

7932 $1,000,000 3866

A student-centered exhibition space that focuses on original works by regional, national, and international artists.

The formal entry area connecting The Turner Museum, the University Gallery, and the MFA Gallery. Will be used for exhibit opening receptions, curator talks, and special events.

RECORDING BOOTH

Rehearsal, dance, and performance space with curtained and mirrored walls, a sprung dance floor, and a four speaker audio playback system.

Technologically advanced recording studio suite linked to the recital hall, with a control room, recording booth, and an attached 22-seat classroom.

UP

Studio space outfitted with specialized tools and equipment to provide art majors with a full range of glass working skills and media specific instruction, emphasizing sculptural form-making and artistic inquiry.

Central meeting and event place and walk-through from the community to the campus features seating areas and mature tree plantings.

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The Gallery Lobby will offer a striking place for visitors to gather. Each of the three galleries – the Janet Turner Print Museum, MFA Gallery, and University Art Gallery – will feature prominent donor recognition in the lobby.

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Space Name

Sq. Ft.

Gift Amount

2A

Art Critique Space

1040

$250,000

2B

English Writing Center English Graduate Writing Center

2085

$250,000

A space dedicated for students to display and have their work critiqued by faculty and peers.

2A ART CRITIQUE SPACE

2D

2E

ART EDUCATION LAB

INTERIOR DESIGN LAB

2C ENGLISH LAB ENGLISH WRITING LAB ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) LAB

English Lab English Writing Lab ESL Lab

2019

$250,000

2D

Art Education Lab

1197

$100,000

2E

Interior Design Lab

2038

$100,000

2F

HFA Dean’s Office Suite

1663

$50,000

2C

Instruction space with advanced technologies designed to inspire collaborative research, to develop critical thinking skills, creativity, knowledge of aesthetics and contemporary modes of art instruction.

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Naming Opportunities: Floor Two

I nstruction space with advanced technologies where students and faculty collaborate, present, instruct and learn all aspect of design with an emphasis on critical thinking, problem solving, design theory and history, and professional values.

2B ENGLISH WRITING CENTER

ENGLISH GRADUATE WRITING CENTER

This space will offer support for students and faculty as they learn about and participate in discipline-based digital media and digital composition.

This space is designed for students and faculty to participate in writing and literature discussions and workshops, private study, English student group meetings, and more.

It is an open, configurable space with flexible seating, learning, and sharing arrangements.

The main college office for all Humanities and Fine Arts departments and Advancement.

2F HFA DEAN’S OFFICE SUITE

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This space will offer support for students and faculty as they learn about and participate in discipline-based digital media and digital composition. It is an open, configurable space with flexible seating, learning, and sharing arrangements.

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Naming Opportunities: Floor Three

Space dedicated to individual MFA candidates to engage in a significant body of creative work.

MFA STUDIOS

Space Name

Sq. Ft.

Gift Amount

3A

MFA Studios

3217

$250,000

3B

English Creative Writing Lab

1024

$100,000

3C

Foreign Language Lab

1022

$100,000

3D

Foreign Language Lab

1066

$100,000

3A

3B

3C

3D

ENGLISH CREATIVE WRITING LAB

FOREIGN LANGUAGE LAB

FOREIGN LANGUAGE LAB

Multimedia language learning centers that provides faculty and students advanced technologies to further the acquisition of world languages and cultural awareness.

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About Chico State

California State University, Chico sees its distinctive residential context as an opportunity to create an active, diverse, healthy, caring, innovative, and green learning and working environment. We aim to create a vital and collaborative living and learning experience for students, who will appreciate and embrace the local, regional, and global communities of which we are all a part. We have a wellrespected and dedicated faculty, a superior staff, and committed leadership together with cutting-edge learning and information resources.

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS 400 WEST FIRST STREET CHICO, CA 95929 - 0800

To learn more about naming opportunities for the Arts and Humanities Building, contact: Daria Booth Advancement Director College of Humanities and Fine Arts dbooth3@csuchico.edu 530-898-4054